Study Guide Flashcards
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urbanization
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- the process of population shifting from rural to increasingly urban environments
- over 20th century, cities explode in growth
- in developing countries, urbanization is driven by economic factors (which are influenced by environmental factors)
- e.g. deforestation and mining has lead to those in rural areas leaving for the cities to find work
- e.g. changing environment kills shrimp, reduces jobs, people move
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What are some examples of preindustrial power?
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- human- e.g. chopping down a tree
- animal - e.g. horsepower to pull down a tree
- environmental - e.g. burning it down
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How does the Industrial Revolution transform power?
check readings
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- steam engine in 1712 by James Watt
- allows for mass production of goods - clothing agriculture, food, etc.
- applications of the steam engine (to agriculture, for example) reduces the need to be reliant on humans, animals, and environment
- preindustrial powers may need to run the machines, but the machines are now doing the work
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Overurbanization
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- the extremely rapid development of cities, most typically seen in Less Developed Countries
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Primate cities
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- the largest city in a country, that is twice as large as any other city in the country
- they are often the result of uneven growth and urbanization
- healthy growth is when the central city grows, and the surrounding areas grow along with it… primate cities growth without the surrounding areas, thus are not sustainable
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How do you calculate environmental impact?
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multiply population by consumption by technology
P * C * T = E
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Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
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- provided an absolute ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States
- ## even if a individual from China was not a laborer (e.g. a diplomat), they still needed to gain certification from the Chinese government stating that they were qualified to immigrate
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Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
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- provided an absolute ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States
- even if a individual from China was not a laborer (e.g. a diplomat), they still needed to gain certification from the Chinese government stating that they were qualified to immigrate
- however, these individuals still found it very difficult to be granted entry into the US, because the Chinese Exclusion Act defined laborer as being “skilled and unskilled”
- in a nutshell… very few Chinese could enter the country under this law
- source: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/chinese-exclusion-act
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Immigration Quota Act of 1921
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- limited Immigration to essentially Western Europeans
- “calculated at 3 percent of the total number of foreign-born persons from that country recorded in the 1910 census”
- source: https://immigrationhistory.org/item/%E2%80%8B1921-emergency-quota-law/
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Angel Island
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- located on the West Coast (San Fransisco)
- less people, more rejection, longer stay
- served as the point of entry into the US for many Asians (e.g. Chinese and Japanese)
- 150,000 processed, 50,000 rejected (33%)
- stayed average of 2-3 weeks
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Ellis Island
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- located on the East Coast (New York)
- more people, less rejection, stayed less time
- 19 million people processed, 1.2 million rejected (6%)
- stayed average of one day
- European immigrants passed through here (Southern and eastern Europe)
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cultural hearth
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- a place of origin for a widespread diffusion of a cultural trend
- two components = 1) place of origin and 2) diffusion
- examples include Israel for Christianity and India for Buddhism
- river basins - lend themselves to formation and diffusion of ideas because of their location near seas
- e.g. Christianity spread overseas to Wester Europe and Africa
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Abrahamic religions
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- All have an understanding of the God of Moses… but disagree after that. For example…
- Jews and Christians… foundations = Torah study
- Jews, Muslims, and Christians… same God
- Muslims… God (not people) wrote the Scriptures
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Monotheistic religions
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believe in a single God
- Christians = God
- Jews = Yahweh
- Muslims = Allah
- Hindus = Brahman
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Hinduism
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- Brahman = single godhead
- Samsara = “life cycle” with reincarnation
- Atman = the soul
- Moksha = salvation
- rivers = sacred
